Buriyan
Also known as “BUMBA MEU BOL” takes place at the celebration of SENHOR BOMFLM’s feast and corresponds to the memory and syncretisms of the AGOUDA COMMUNITY.
They are descendants of the liberated slaves from and around Bahia who came back to Benin with their customs and their way of life in Brazil , to which they were attached.
Among the customs was their devotion to “Senhor de Bomfim”, celebrated with a ritual including dance and carnaval.
The celebration is preceded by a mass and followed by a picnic with tasty Afro-Brazilian dishes.
The peak of the feast is the appearance of Buriyan disguises in the day preceding the celebration with dances and acrobatics on “Samba” and “Bamba” rhythms. In the course of this nocturnal feast, various figures appear: the Buriyan (masked person), the ox (Oboi), the horse, Le cheval amuse la foule par ses cavalcades. Many musical instruments are used Buriyan’s mask is not a sacred mask. There are secrets that are no longer related to wearing a costume; it’s more for the purpose of involving the crowd. However, some aspects are not available to everyone so may be considered by some to be secrets of the mask.